National Youth Choirs of Great Britain
Sunday 30 April 2006 18:30-20:00 (Radio 3)
Last Easter Saturday, Manchester's Bridgewater Hall resounded to the strains of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.
Music ranged from Schutz to Chilcott, and also included the winning entry from NYC's recent Young Composer Competition, plus new commissions from Tarik O'Regan and Richard Allain. With ages ranging from 13 to 22, the National Youth Choir and National Youth Training Choir play a key role in developing Britain's young singers, and Aled Jones talks to Deborah Catterall, conductor of the National Youth Training Choir, about the work that the choir does, and its role in sustaining choral music in Britain.
Also today, a round-up of some of Aled's favourite recent choral releases on CD.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Hogan: This Little Light of Mine
National Youth Training Choir / Deborah Catterall (conductor)
BBC Recording
Mike Brewer: Izintakana
National Youth Training Choir and National Youth Choir / Mike Brewer (conductor)
BBC Recording
Richard Allain: L'Absence
National Youth Training Choir / Deborah Catterall (conductor)
BBC Recording
JS Bach: Komm Jesu komm BWV 229
National Youth Choir / Mike Brewer (conductor)
BBC Recording
Graham Ross: Come to me in the Silence of the Night
National Youth Choir / Mike Brewer (conductor)
BBC Recording
Tarik O'Regan: I Sleep but my Heart Waketh
National Youth Choir / Mike Brewer (conductor)
BBC Recording
Bob Chilcott: A Little Jazz Mass ( Kyrie )
National Youth Training Choir / Nathan Jarvis (piano) / Deborah Catterall (conductor)
BBC Recording
Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat SWV 494
National Youth Choir / Mike Brewer (director)
BBC Recording
Gabriel Jackson: Sanctum est verum lumen
National Youth Choir / Mike Brewer (conductor)
BBC Recording
James Macmillan: The Gallant Weaver
National Youth Choir / Esther Jones (conductor)
BBC Recording